Kawasaki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$483
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1661
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 12% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4637th and 5212th ($1187 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 452nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs New Taipei

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Kawasaki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$13786

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605